On the first day of hunting Bukharan Markhor we observed several groups of animals on different slopes, but no suitable trophy was seen. At the very end of the evening hunt we observed a group of 3 males, one of which had good trophy qualities. The group split up and just as that trophy male was moving towards us, not giving us a chance to take aim. In the end at a distance of 588 metres he stopped, but not for long and I was not able to make a shot. Just a few seconds after stopping the male skipped down into the gorge. That was the end of the first day of the hunt. The second day of the hunt we started with a survey of the nearest slope, found a trophy, started our approach, but the male also noticed us and went over the ridge. A few minutes later, huntsmen reported that they had seen it resting on the slope. We decided to try our luck and approach it, but from the other side of the mountain. During the approach the huntsmen observed the animal, but when they got to the right spot they lost sight of it. As a result, all we could see was a group of 3 young males making a typical "quack" and a group of females with youngsters, and the trophy male disappeared somewhere. Suddenly, from the bottom of the gorge, right below us, the same male we saw last night and this morning rises. He had isolated a group of females and was moving confidently towards the young males. Having received permission from the huntsman, without wasting a second, I fired a precise shot from a distance of 250 metres and took a trophy of a 9-year-old Bukharan markhor! I would like to express my gratitude to Bekhruz, the organiser of the hunt!
